Local notes catalog shops and visits in 1917 town
Local column lists shops bars and bakeries. mentions Jiffy Jell and Pat-A-Cake flour. notes visits by Sid Hudspeth from Durant and Mr and Mrs Benedict at Bells. students and residents travel to Dallas for studies and business courses. measles illness of Will Simmons and Marvin Bryant. 666 cold remedy and RUB-MY-TISM antiseptic advertised. Pennyworth of local commerce and service providers including Glidewell, Pierce and Son, and The Variety Store.
Whitewright Community Shifts and Local News Digest
Local notes report births and marriages including Mr and Mrs Claude Phillips welcoming a boy on January 6 and Lee McAfee marrying Mrs Otilla Scherubell in Muskogee Oklahoma. Four injuries occur when a passenger hits a freight train at Whitesboro. Odeon theatre switches to feature pictures nightly and D S McMillin travels to Austin for the legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Phillips
Lee McAfee
Otilla Scherubel
Muskogee
Olla
Odeon
Whitewright
D.S. McMillin
Austin
Mr. McMillin
Grayson County
Clerks Move Between Local Stores Amid Finances and Funerals
H Benedict leaves MecCarty-Davis gents store for Armstrongs Cash Store. Dennis Davis will replace him. Planters National Bank declares 10 percent dividend and adds year earnings to undivided profits. Officers elected include W N Stone president and Guy Hamilton cashier. Attendees at George N Ray funeral include T W Gattis and J F Dixon. Emmet Penn becomes sole owner of Whitewright Lumber Company. First National Bank elects officers, pays 20 percent dividend on 100000 capital stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Benedict
MecCarty-Davis Gents
Armstrong
Dennis Davis
Bailey
Mr. Benedict
Mrs. Davis
Fleming Cottage
Hast Grand Avenue
Hayes
Little Rock
Ark
Stanley
Ashley Tunnah
W.N. Stone
D. S. McMillin
T. H. Sears
Guy Hamilton
Jack McMillin
Claude Truett
W.T. Truett
J. AL. Dyer
Suan
J. Southerland
B. T. Southerland
J. G. MelWhinsey
T. A. Sears
George N. Ray
Sherman
T. W. Gattis
J. F. Dixon
A. H. Davis
George German
Guy M. Dillon
Messrs. Scott
Mr. Ray
Modern Woodmen of America
Emmet Penn
Whitewright Lumber Company
C. B. Bryant
R. H. May
Mr. Penn
First Nationalbank
B. Bryant
W. H. King
R. A. Gillett
W. T. Simmons
Bryant
W. Hi King
S. Jones
W. F. Holland
Ea Dee Cee L. P. Sears
Kay Kimbell
Tom Gillett
J. W. Pennell
First National Bank
Bank reorganizes with long-time officers reassigned
The bank announces changes with C. B. Bryant and R. H. May continuing as key officers. W. H. King becomes active vice president and will be present to serve patrons, having served as VP and director previously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Bryant
R. H. May
W.H. King
D. A. Ray Announces Candidacy for Whitewright City Marshal
City officials report D. A. Ray announces his candidacy for Whitewright city marshal. A ten year resident, he is described as a progressive, loyal citizen who vows to serve neighbors, seek votes, and work to keep Whitewright a better town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sun
D. A. Ray
Whitewright
Ray
Bible Quiz Leaders Highlight Church Program
B Y P U program features quiz leader in charge. Scripture focus includes Acts 14 1 14 and key events with Paul and Barnabas such as Healing of the Lame Man at Lystra. Miss Eunice Cook Miss Katy Nell Pierce Roy Hooting and Albert Truett listed among participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Barnabas
Icorium
Eunice Cook
Hystra
Roy
Katy Nell Pierce
Antioch
Syria
Albert Truett
Mildred Browning
Long's storefront offers fruits candies cigars and drinks
L L C Long operates a shop advertising fruits candies cigars and fountain drinks, likely a general goods outlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ll. C. Long
Pay Your City Taxes Last Notice from City Collector
Final alert urging payment of city taxes with under three weeks until penalty and notes J T Roberts as collector. Public notice stresses urgency and the deadline to avoid penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.T. Roberts
State And County Taxes Pay Your Tax To McMillin
Pay your county and state taxes to J. M. McMillin at the office over First National Bank. Save a trip to Sherman as tax receipts will be mailed by the tax collector. 3t
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. McMillin
First National Bank
Sherman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kodak
Gallaher
Edwin August
Olivia Hawley
Vitagraph
Davidson's
Sid Hudspeth
Durant
P. J. Pierce & Son
Will D. Simmons
Liggett and McLean
Mrs. H. Benedict
The
Home Bakery
Nit Wallace
al Mangrum
Klondike
Charley Sanders
Dallas
W. H. Whedbee
Savoy
J. W. Davidson
John Parker
Bonham
Glidewell
Victor Dliggerstaff
Metropolitan Business College
Bryan Holcomb
Comanche
North
Texas
Annie Sutton
Jannie Pope
Kate Sears
Denison
Denison Hospital
S. R. Glidewell
Marvin Bryant
R. M. Womack
Sulphur Springs
D. M. Ray
Mrs. Mae Blaine
Oklahoma
Variety Store
Maud Spencer
Horace Thompson
Minnie Harris
Whitedeer
R.ick. Smith
W. C. Brents
Tom May
Sun
Dallas New
Whitewright Lumber Com’y
Lee Johnson
Capitola Fulkerson
Will Mangrum
Whitesboro
Jilly-Jell
Hayter’s
George Bennett
Amarillo
George
T. H. Lively Dry Goods
R. M. Pennington
D. M. Hopper
Ht. EK. Westbrook
Wolfe City
J. F. Sims
Westbrook
W.T. Noe
Robert M. Noe
Hayter
Floyd Andrews
Laroe Lumber Compn’y
Dyer & Jones
Rexall
Devoe Paint
B. Y. P. U. Program
GROVE
Luther Smith & Son
Kirkpatrick & Bryant
Nyal Quality Store
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